Relating to participation in high school extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions by students enrolled in grade eight

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
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   Done: House committeeFebruary 18, 2025
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 11, 202589–2
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

This bill relates to participation in high school extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions by students enrolled in grade eight. The bill requires school districts, nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to allow students enrolled in grade eight who meet academic standards established by the school to participate in any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition that is provided by the school to students who are enrolled in grades through 12.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named February 11, 2025. On February 13, 2025 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Skyler Wheeler REmail
• Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert DEmail
• Rep. Thomas Jay Moore REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§280.13D

Amends§256E.7§256F.4

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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